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Smoking tobacco products - material contribution

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Malignant neoplasm of the pancreas - Smoking tobacco products - material contribution Factor

Last reviewed for CCPS 30 November 2013.

Investigative Documents

Claimant Report - Smoking [CRD905]

Claimant Report - Smoking [CRV905]

Preliminary questions [35189]

30303

the veteran has smoked cigarettes, cigars or pipe tobacco at some time.

35190the veteran has established the causal connection between smoking tobacco products and VEA service for the clinical onset of malignant neoplasm of the pancreas.

35191the veteran has established the causal connection between smoking tobacco products and operational service for the clinical onset of malignant neoplasm of the pancreas.

or

35192the veteran has established the causal connection between smoking tobacco products and eligible service for the clinical onset of malignant neoplasm of the pancreas.

Clinical onset and operational service [35191]

35193

the veteran smoked at least ten pack years of cigarettes or the equivalent thereof in other tobacco products before the clinical onset of malignant neoplasm of the pancreas and, where smoking had ceased, the clinical onset of the condition under consideration occurred within twenty years of cessation.

35195

smoking as a causal result of operational service made a material contribution to the Statement of Principles requirements for the clinical onset of malignant neoplasm of the pancreas and smoking tobacco products.

Clinical onset and eligible service [35192]

35194

the veteran smoked at least fifteen pack years of cigarettes or the equivalent thereof in other tobacco products before the clinical onset of malignant neoplasm of the pancreas and, where smoking had ceased, the clinical onset of the condition under consideration occurred within fifteen years of cessation.

35196

smoking as a causal result of eligible service made a material contribution to the Statement of Principles requirements for the clinical onset of malignant neoplasm of the pancreas and smoking tobacco products.